Tohoku Institute of Technology industrial-scale pilot plant (2003)
Overview
StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Country · regionJapan
Technologyseawater electrolysis, carbon dioxide methanation
Productmethane
Capacity0.018 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Configuration Detailseawater electrolyzer and carbon dioxide methanation system
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageindustrial-scale pilot plant
Event2003 industrial-scale pilot plant construction
Date online (tracker field)2003 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Additional project information
CountryJapanInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyALKInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)4m3 H2/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)4 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.003 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Springer Nature Prototype Plant and Pilot Plant Shared by 5 fields: Current
- Tohoku Institute of Technology Tohoku Institute of Technology — About Tohtech
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 9 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- De Gruyter / Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance The Use of Renewable Energy in the Form of Methane Via Electrolytic Hydrogen Generation
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Tohoku Institute of Technology industrial-scale pilot plant (2003) | View exact valueTohoku Institute of Technology industrial-scale pilot plant (2003) | Prototype Plant and Pilot Plant | — | |
| Country | Japan | View exact valueJPN | Tohoku Institute of Technology — About Tohtech | Current | |
| Configuration Detail | seawater electrolyzer and carbon dioxide methanation system | View exact valueseawater electrolyzer and carbon dioxide methanation system | Prototype Plant and Pilot Plant | — | |
| Product | methane | View exact valuemethane | Prototype Plant and Pilot Plant | — | |
| Technology | seawater electrolysis, carbon dioxide methanation | View exact value["seawater electrolysis","carbon dioxide methanation"] | Prototype Plant and Pilot Plant | — | |
| Capacity | 0.018 MW | View exact value0.0184 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Event | 2003 industrial-scale pilot plant construction | View exact value2003 industrial-scale pilot plant construction | Prototype Plant and Pilot Plant | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2003 | View exact value{"date":"2003","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | industrial-scale pilot plant | View exact valueindustrial-scale pilot plant | The Use of Renewable Energy in the Form of Methane Via Electrolytic Hydrogen Generation | Current | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Country | Japan | View exact valueJapan | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | ALK | View exact valueALK | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 4m3 H2/h | View exact value4m3 H2/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 4 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value4 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.003 kt H2/y | View exact value0.00311856 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
6 current sourced values · 3 older values · Record updated